BIXBY – James R. Bixby died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004. Visiting hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Lawry Brothers Funeral Home, 107 Main St., Fairfield. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the United Baptist Church of Oakland, Church Street, Oakland, with the Rev. Andrew Kane officiating. Burial will follow at Maplegrove Cemetery, Albion. Donations in his memory may be made to the United Baptist Church of Oakland, c/o Julia Brown, P.O. Box 145, Oakland, ME 04963. Condolences may be expressed at www.lawrybrothers.com.

BROWN – Bernice G. Brown died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004. Relatives and friends are welcome to call from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Greenleaf Funeral Home, 37 Vernon St., Bethel. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Locke Mills Union Church, with the Rev. Vance Jordan and the Rev. Frank Haines officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, Bethel. Memorials in Bernice’s memory may be made to the Locke Mills Union Church, Greenwood, ME 04255.

BYRNE – Leona V. Byrne, 84, of Beacon Street, Portland, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004. Visiting hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at S.G. Thibault Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Athanasius & St. John Catholic Church, 126 Maine Ave., Rumford. Interment in St. John Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to the Kidney Foundation of Maine, 630 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101. A service of S.G. THIBAULT FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, 364-4366, www.dignitymemorial.com.

LANE – Jaedyn H. Lane died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Matthews Episcopal Church, Lisbon Falls. Contributions can be made to Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy New England Chapter, P.O. Box 7, North Chelmsford, MA 01863. A Service of CROSMAN FUNERAL HOME, Crosman Funeral Home, 40 Main St., Lisbon Falls, 353-4951, www.dignitymemorial.com.

LAPRISE – Yvette A., Laprise, 85, a resident of Lewiston, died in Lewiston, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004. Funeral services will be held atn 9 a.m. TODAY at Saints Peter and Paul Church. Interment at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the family-owned PINETTE FUNERAL HOME, 87 Bartlett St., Lewiston, 784-4023.

MARQUEZ – Died, at Farmington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004, Jose C. Marquez, 28, of Farmington, formerly of Encrucijada, Cuba. Family and friends are invited to call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Wiles Funeral Home, Cremation Service and Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road (Routes 2 and 27) Farmington. Visitation will follow in Miami, Fla., and burial will take place in Encrucijada, Cuba. Those who desire may give gifts in his memory to the Marquez Children’s Trust Fund, c/o Franklin/Somerset Credit Union, Attn: Peggy Webber, 485 Wilton Rd., Farmington.

MEADER – Jason G., 30, of Vienna, died in Farmington, Nov. 30, 2004. Funeral services will be held this morning, 10 a.m., at the Wiles Funeral Home, Cremation Service and Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road (Routes 2 and 27) Farmington. Family and friends are invited to call Thursday at 6 to 8 p.m. Following services, burial will be at the New Vienna Cemetery. Those who desire, may give gifts in his memory to the Meader Children Trust Fund, c/o Franklin Savings Bank, P.O. Box 825, Farmington, ME 04938.

POULIN- Albertine Poulin died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004. Visiting hours are from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., AUGUSTA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Spring burial will be in St. Augustine Cemetery, Augusta. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Augustine Church Restoration Fund, 1 Kendall St., Augusta, ME 04330. Condolences to the family may be expressed via the funeral home website at www.plummerfh.com.



WHITE – Ernest M. White Sr., 80, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004. Funeral at 11 a.m. today at the MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford, ME 04276, with the Rev. Albert Buzzell officiating. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery in Andover. Calling hours from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Online condolences and memories may be shared at [email protected].